Field finalized for Yonkers International Trot
September 30, 2016,by Frank Drucker, Publicity Director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway
Yonkers, NY — In this election season, the votes have been counted for Yonkers Raceway’s International Trot. The complete field of 10 world-class invitees/acceptances for the million-dollar event, set for Saturday afternoon (Oct. 15), is now final.
The seats at the table (alphabetically), with country of representation are:
BBS Sugarlight–Norway
Explosive de Vie–Sweden
Flanagan Memory–Canada
Hannelore Hanover–USA (mare)
Jonesy-Finland
Oasis Bi-Italy
On Track Piraten-Sweden
Resolve–USA
Ringostarr Treb-Italy
Tano Bork-Denmark
Three of the entrants — BBS Sugarlight (fourth), On Track Piraten (seventh) and Oasis Bi (fifth) competed in this race a season ago. Last season’s winner, Norway’s Papagayo E, is injured and unable to defend his title.
The international horses are scheduled to arrive in New York next Wednesday (Oct. 5) and after a couple of days of quarantine, get Raceway-situated Friday (Oct. 7).
Please note post time for the rare afternoon program is 1:10 p.m., with International Trot No. 38 set to go at 3:20 p.m. (numbers of races on card and race number of International Trot both TBA).
Also note and make use of the race-dedicated website, www.InternationalTrot.com, as an excellent resource.
The race is to be drawn Tuesday (Oct. 11), along with a pair of $250,000 Invitationals (1-1/4 mile trot – 10 horses) and flat-mile pace (eight horses). More information regarding all these races in the coming days.
- Ringostarr Treb is out of the Yonkers International Trot (Tuesday, October 04, 2016)
Ringostarr Treb of Italy is out of the Yonkers International Trot, set for Oct. 15 at Yonkers Raceway.
- On Track Piraten seeks better result in 2016 Yonkers International Trot (Monday, October 10, 2016)
Whether racing, training, or being an ambassador for harness racing, Sweden’s On Track Piraten puts his best foot forward. The popular 8-year-old gelding hopes to win over more fans in the U.S. this weekend when he competes for the second time in the $1 million Yonkers International Trot at Yonkers Raceway.
- Yonkers International Trot: History says beware of the mares (Monday, October 10, 2016)
The ladies have been champions of women’s rights to win in the famed International Trot, indelibly etching their names among the greatest performers in the history of the global classic. So, the stage is certainly set for another trotting tigress, Hannelore Hanover, the millionaire American mare sure to make her presence felt in the $1 million Yonkers International Trot on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 15), to be contested over the historic Yonkers Raceway half-mile oval.